officials detailed their implementation of the Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Law as well
other legal and regulatory developments.
The representatives of the United States and France discussed countering use of the Internet for terrorist
and criminal purposes, as well as management and coordination efforts of governments mitigating cyber
incidents. The discussion of capacity building focused on coordinating our efforts in various venues. The
United States and France intend to continue their productive collaboration on countering the use of the
Internet for terrorist purposes and countering violent extremism, both online and offline, improve cyber
incident management and coordination, promote accessions to the Budapest Convention, and build cyber
capacity of other countries.
The participants also briefed each other on their respective current diplomatic engagements on cyber
issues and discussed opportunities for enhanced information sharing on pressing cyber concerns.
The two day engagement concluded with meetings between the U.S. and French counterpart agencies,
discussing future opportunities for cooperation. The two countries look forward to continuing these
productive discussions next year at a bilateral meeting on cyber issues in Washington, D.C.
The France-U.S. Cyber Bilateral Meeting was hosted by Ambassador David Martinon, Ambassador for
Cyberdiplomacy and the Digital Economy, and the French delegation included representatives from the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI), the Ministry of the Interior, the
Ministry of Defense, and the Ministry of Justice. The U.S. Department of State’s Coordinator for Cyber
Issues, Christopher Painter, led the American delegation, which included representatives from the
Department of State, the National Security Council staff, the Department of Commerce, the Department
of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, and the Office of the Director for National Intelligence.
By U.S. Mission to France | 15 September, 2016 | Topics: Foreign Politics, News, Political Affairs, U.S.
Policy | Tags: Cyberdiplomacy, cybersecurity, Europe, GGE, organization for Security and Cooperation
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